Learn how to use LINQ and the new XML features in Visual Basic to easily visualize map data and dynamically draw them with Windows Presentation Foundation.
Get it here first! With Visual Studio 2008, you can develop connected, compelling applications for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, mobile devices, and the Web.
Visual Basic developers will learn about all the new XML features included in the next version of Visual Basic which makes creating, querying and transforming XML easier than ever before.
Learn how extension methods let you extend any existing type's functionality, even when a type is not inheritable. Extension methods play a crucial role in the implementation of LINQ in Visual Basic.
Visual Basic 9 in Visual Studio 2008 offers a new approach to programming with XML. Find out how to get started using XML in your Visual Basic applications.
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The XML to Schema tool is a free project item template to automate creation of XML schema sets from any number of XML documents. If you are working with Language Integrated Queries (LINQ) to XML in Visual Basic 9, this utility can significantly improve your editing experience by adding XML schemas (.xsd files) to your project that add IntelliSense for XML properties.
The Visual Basic Pack for the Visual Studio 2005 SDK includes SDK samples converted into the Visual Basic language and a new wizard for generating Visual Basic-based integration packages for Visual Studio.
Tim Ng from the Visual Basic Team explains lambda expressions, a new feature added to Visual Basic 9 to support Language Integrated Queries (LINQ), which adds data programmability to Visual Basic.
Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008 by Developer Express Inc. enables Visual Basic developers to simplify and re-structure source code inside of Visual Studio 2008, making it easier to read and less costly to maintain. Download this version which works with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 and contains many new refactoring operations to support the new language features in Visual Basic 9.
Download the latest version of the Visual Basic 2005 Power Packs which now includes Line and Shape controls that enable you to draw lines, ovals, and rectangles on forms and containers at design time making it much easier to enhance the look of your user interface.
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 is the latest preview release of the .NET Framework. In support of existing users, the .NET Framework 3.5 has a minimal number of breaking changes. Download it today.
See all of the improvements that are coming in Visual Studio 2008 with next-generation Web development, integrated development for the Microsoft Office system, and industry-leading designers for Windows Vista.
Understand the key concepts that drove the design of LINQ, and get a custom query provider that shows how this information can be used in real-world applications. You can download it from the MSDN Magazine Web site. This article assumes a working knowledge of database programming and a passing familiarity with LINQ.
Have you ever wanted to use data querying techniques in your code? Now you can. The next version of Visual Studio includes a new set of language features known collectively as Language Integrated Query (LINQ), which adds data querying capabilities directly to Visual Basic.
This how-to video series is dedicated to getting Visual Basic developers productive on areas of data-based Windows Application development. The series starts with the basics of database development with SQL-Server 2005 Express then walks through the details of connecting to and querying databases, Windows Forms development basics, Reporting, and Deployment using Visual Basic 2005.
This how-to video series is focused on more advanced data binding techniques using object binding in Visual Basic 2005. The series walks through creating business objects and how to associate them in one-to-many relationships, how to provide searching capabilities and how to enable sorting.
These Visual Basic LINQ Hands-on Labs provide an introduction to the LINQ Project. Learn basic LINQ features, including the Standard Query Operators, and see how these features can be used against in-memory collections, connected databases, and XML documents. The labs also provide a clear picture of the relational data access support provided by the LINQ Project, referred to as LINQ to SQL.
See what it takes to develop Visual Basic applications that run cross-browser and cross-platform! Silverlight 1.1 is here and it will allow Visual Basic developers to create rich applications that will literally run everywhere.
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